psychology

Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.

The key to happiness is being less optimistic and accepting a certain amount of unhappiness.

The dominatrix profession demands a mastery of human psychology and the ability to command life’s many challenges.

The desperate search for a narrative opens the door to the wonders of magic.

Love triggers the same regions of your brain as cocaine addiction.

It’s all about the feeding window.

It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.

If you’re always succeeding, you’re probably not learning much.

When facing a tough decision, it pays to trust your gut.

Attractive women are especially likely to dress modestly, but only in certain scenarios.

Is feeling wretched actually helpful?

What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?

Study identifies predictors of which students are likely to do well in education.

“I’ve got Santa on the phone and he says he’s not coming unless you go to bed now.”

The countdown continues! In this video, comedian Pete Holmes likens depression to quicksand and provides a method to help you cope and with it.

Man’s best friend indeed.

Expert opinions matter, especially when their knowledge is continuously refined by critical analysis.

Consider the 2,600 times we touch our phones every day.

A growing body of research suggests that the “clinical pessimism” over treating psychopathy is unwarranted.

People who score high in “dark triad” personality traits are able to empathize. They’d just rather not.

The internet has given us the opportunity to stay informed better than ever. It’s also given us the ability to misinform ourselves — delude ourselves — beyond belief.

“It’s just a joke,” right?

As much as we say it’s not about the clothes, it’s still about the clothes.

Do we suffer from birth anxiety like we suffer from death anxiety?

So why should we keep using them?

Creeps, it seems, are everywhere.

Move over SSRIs, Advil is on the way.

Researchers say further research is needed, though.

The new podcast is a deep dive into human nature.